Yamada-San, Honjo, Japan. Dekotora. February 2018. For more than 40 years Japanese truck drivers have been piling on lights, patterned fabrics, & other over-the-top adornments to their trucks. This tradition is called “Dekotora” & originated from a 1970s Japanese movie series inspired by Smokey & the Bandit titled Torakku Yaro or “Truck Rascals.”